Abbey Home Farm: Lower Wiggold Cottage

Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Self-catering
+44 (0)7590 472657
Visit owner's website

From
£100 - £125
per night
From
£700 - £875
per week

Heaps to do on-site: organic farm shop & café, cookery & cheese-making courses, farm tours. A brilliant base for exploring the Cotswolds too

Bed

3 beds

Bedroom

2 bedrooms

Sleeps

Sleeps 4

Children welcome
Babies welcome

£100 - £125 per night

£700 - £875 per week

The Experience

A cheerful cottage, attached to Hilary’s daughter’s house, surrounded by fields that the family has farmed for generations. Zip past cows, chickens and organic vegetable gardens, park at the bottom and wander up to your charming eco retreat (the A429 is close but you won’t hear it from inside). Solar panels, air-source heat pump, logs from the sustainably managed coppice, and water from the borehole make your stay as green as can be. Find blush-red Ikea-style sofa and chairs in front of a warming wood-burner in the sitting room and Indian prints adorning the walls in the sunny yellow kitchen. Upstairs to a spic-and-span bathroom, a homely twin and a roomy double; the double bed carved from cherry wood from the farm. The Chester-Masters’ award-winning organic shop and café is a 20-minute meander: pop in for lunches, tea and cake or stock up on milk, cheese, meat and veggies – all produced on the farm! A south-facing garden, woodland walks from the door, cookery, cheese-making courses and farm tours mean you’ll be happy to stay put but do head out, the Cotswolds lie at your feet.

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Self check-in
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Barbecue
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Electricity included
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

Pricing

Nightly price
from £100
Weekly price
from £700
Surcharges
£300 for 3 night break.
1 Cottage for 4
From £1003 beds2 bedrooms

Information

Booking information

Check in
From 4.30pm
Check out
By 11am
Closed
Rarely.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Property
This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.

Reviews

My sister and I just had a good autumn week at Lower Wiggold. The cottage is so comfortable, quiet and sustainable, with the wonderful organic café and shop a walk away, and the air source heat pump keeping it warm. The milk, yoghurt and cream from the farm cows and the vegetables grown around the café and shop are organic food at its best. We met friends in the café several times, and enjoyed both the food and the general relaxed and friendly nature of the place, with views over the veg fields. We enjoyed walking on the marked farm tracks, seeing the beginning of autumn colours in the woods.

Antonia

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Location

The neighbourhood

Local points of interest from Maya Chester-Master

  • Explore the market town of Cirencester, The Capital of the Cotswolds, full of history and Roman Heritage. Discover the treasures of the multi award winning Corinium Museum, home to one of the largest collections of Romano-British antiquities.
  • Hire eBikes from right here on the farm. An amazing way to explore the Cotswolds. Bespoke routes taking in local towns and villages with food and watering holes along the way.
  • Visit the Cotswold Water Park. With more than 150 lakes spread over forty square miles, there is something for everyone – from angling to archery, watersports to walking, birdwatching to biking, to name just a few things you can do.
  • Explore the quintessentially Cotswold villages of Bibury, Stow on the Wold, Bourton on the Water (perfect for a cream tea and a stroll by the river) and Broadway - all a short drive away.
  • Head out on a day trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, soak in beautiful Bath's thermal spa or marvel at Avebury's famous stone circle and prehistoric landscape.
  • Or simply just while away a few days on the farm, venturing out of the cottage only to explore the many walks and woodlands, stopping along the way at the farm shop for delicious organic produce from the farm. Coffee, cakes and heavenly lunches too.

Introducing

Maya Chester-Master

Maya's parents, Will and Hilary took over the management of the farm from Will's family in 1990 and set about establishing an organic system of farming from day one. They are both totally committed to organic practices and are striving to make Abbey Home Farm a truly sustainable place, both environmentally and financially. Maya looks after the holiday cottages and camping.